Edge Foundation
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Edge is an independent foundation working to inspire education to give all young people across the UK the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to flourish in their future life and work.
Excellent question from @antoniabance.bsky.social to the Small Business Minister at Tuesday’s Business and Trade Committee meeting on support for SMEs interested in hiring apprentices. The Minister agrees that the process is too “cumbersome”, but understands that the DWP is looking to simplify it.
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Excellent question from @antoniabance.bsky.social to the Small Business Minister at Tuesday’s Business and Trade Committee meeting on support for SMEs interested in hiring apprentices. The Minister agrees that the process is too “cumbersome”, but understands that the DWP is looking to simplify it.
Co Chief Executive Officers of #SkillsEngland Sarah MacLean CBE and Tessa Griffiths CBE at the @aoc-info.bsky.social conference in Birmingham.
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Co Chief Executive Officers of #SkillsEngland Sarah MacLean CBE and Tessa Griffiths CBE at the @aoc-info.bsky.social conference in Birmingham.
Things are buzzing now at the Heathrow Business Summit where Edge is talking to SMEs about how #ApprenticeshipsWork
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Things are buzzing now at the Heathrow Business Summit where Edge is talking to SMEs about how #ApprenticeshipsWork
This week is Get the Nation Learning Week. Get the Nation Learning is a long-term, year-round campaign aimed at making and winning the case for lifelong learning. getthenationlearning.org.uk/get-the-nati...
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This week is Get the Nation Learning Week. Get the Nation Learning is a long-term, year-round campaign aimed at making and winning the case for lifelong learning. getthenationlearning.org.uk/get-the-nati...
Excellent questions from @iansollom.bsky.social on how the government is supporting small businesses to hire apprentices, something we've been highlighting as part of our #ApprenticeshipsWork campaign.
Get involved 👉https://www.edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
Get involved 👉https://www.edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Excellent questions from @iansollom.bsky.social on how the government is supporting small businesses to hire apprentices, something we've been highlighting as part of our #ApprenticeshipsWork campaign.
Get involved 👉https://www.edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
Get involved 👉https://www.edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
Next week our Policy Network joins the Skills Shortages Analysis Group join forces for a session with Sir David Bell, Vice Chair of Skills England — exploring his career and key #Skills & #EdPolicy issues.
Join us by contacting [email protected]
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Join us by contacting [email protected]
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October 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Next week our Policy Network joins the Skills Shortages Analysis Group join forces for a session with Sir David Bell, Vice Chair of Skills England — exploring his career and key #Skills & #EdPolicy issues.
Join us by contacting [email protected]
/ [email protected]
Join us by contacting [email protected]
/ [email protected]
Our response to the Education Committee's recommendations below.
September 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Our response to the Education Committee's recommendations below.
Our new campaign, #ApprenticeshipsWork launches in at 10.00am in a bid to boost the number of apprenticeships for young people in small and medium-sized enterprises...
September 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Our new campaign, #ApprenticeshipsWork launches in at 10.00am in a bid to boost the number of apprenticeships for young people in small and medium-sized enterprises...
Thank you Youth Employment UK for the important work you put into the “#YouthVoiceCensus Getting responses from over 8,000 young people is an incredible achievement. 👏https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-census/results/
September 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Thank you Youth Employment UK for the important work you put into the “#YouthVoiceCensus Getting responses from over 8,000 young people is an incredible achievement. 👏https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-census/results/
Edge Director of Comms, Susan Higgins is getting ready for the launch of Youth Voice Census 2025 at Portcullis House. @edcommspr.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Edge Director of Comms, Susan Higgins is getting ready for the launch of Youth Voice Census 2025 at Portcullis House. @edcommspr.bsky.social
Following last week’s reshuffle, Edge Chief Executive Alice Gardner responds..
September 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Following last week’s reshuffle, Edge Chief Executive Alice Gardner responds..
We've been filming at Edge today, making some short films for a new campaign that's on the way in a few weeks time. Keep an eye open here!
September 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We've been filming at Edge today, making some short films for a new campaign that's on the way in a few weeks time. Keep an eye open here!
Good to hear @beckyfrancis.bsky.social confirm that post-16 vocational pathways is an issue that is being seriously considered in the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
July 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Good to hear @beckyfrancis.bsky.social confirm that post-16 vocational pathways is an issue that is being seriously considered in the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
Anna Clarke tells us it often starts with “It wasn’t my fault” but it’s amazing to see how the teams come together. STEMx has already engaged with 1,700 young people in the area, with lots of potential for expansion into other key sectors, like construction. #EmpSkills25 2 of 2
July 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Anna Clarke tells us it often starts with “It wasn’t my fault” but it’s amazing to see how the teams come together. STEMx has already engaged with 1,700 young people in the area, with lots of potential for expansion into other key sectors, like construction. #EmpSkills25 2 of 2
Owen Carless Red Bull Ford Powertrains says “We have a strong image externally of what F1 is like and actually, it’s not very reflective of the 1,800 people that work on the Red Bull campus in Milton Keynes in a wide range of different roles.”
1 of 2 #EmpSkills25
1 of 2 #EmpSkills25
July 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Owen Carless Red Bull Ford Powertrains says “We have a strong image externally of what F1 is like and actually, it’s not very reflective of the 1,800 people that work on the Red Bull campus in Milton Keynes in a wide range of different roles.”
1 of 2 #EmpSkills25
1 of 2 #EmpSkills25
This morning on our breakfast panel at @learnworkuk.bsky.social Beatrice Barleon reflects on the changing nature of the motorsport industry, including electrification.
EngineeringUK research with Lightcast identified that by 2030, we are going to need 10,000 electricians every year #EmpSkills25
EngineeringUK research with Lightcast identified that by 2030, we are going to need 10,000 electricians every year #EmpSkills25
July 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
This morning on our breakfast panel at @learnworkuk.bsky.social Beatrice Barleon reflects on the changing nature of the motorsport industry, including electrification.
EngineeringUK research with Lightcast identified that by 2030, we are going to need 10,000 electricians every year #EmpSkills25
EngineeringUK research with Lightcast identified that by 2030, we are going to need 10,000 electricians every year #EmpSkills25
Applications for the Association of Colleges Student of the Year Awards are open until 30th June. The awards highlight the fantastic work that students are doing in colleges as well as the lengths colleges go to support their students. We are delighted to sponsor the Young Student of the Year Award.
June 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Applications for the Association of Colleges Student of the Year Awards are open until 30th June. The awards highlight the fantastic work that students are doing in colleges as well as the lengths colleges go to support their students. We are delighted to sponsor the Young Student of the Year Award.
At the Deeper Learning UK conference last week hosted by Edge and the Wood Foundation in a beautifully sunny Aberdeen, we met some inspirational students and teachers at schools including St Machar Academy and Bucksburn Academy.
June 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
At the Deeper Learning UK conference last week hosted by Edge and the Wood Foundation in a beautifully sunny Aberdeen, we met some inspirational students and teachers at schools including St Machar Academy and Bucksburn Academy.
Thank you @richardquigley.bsky.social for highlighting Edge’s research on the importance of engaging small businesses in the skills system. We look forward to exploring this in more detail in our upcoming report. Thank you @andrewranger-mp.bsky.social for holding this important debate.
June 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Thank you @richardquigley.bsky.social for highlighting Edge’s research on the importance of engaging small businesses in the skills system. We look forward to exploring this in more detail in our upcoming report. Thank you @andrewranger-mp.bsky.social for holding this important debate.
The Deeper Learning UK conference 2025, hosted by Edge and the Wood Foundation is well underway in a magnificently sunny Aberdeen. Olly Newton is currently talking to the delegates about how Deeper Learning can be an engine for policy change.
June 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Deeper Learning UK conference 2025, hosted by Edge and the Wood Foundation is well underway in a magnificently sunny Aberdeen. Olly Newton is currently talking to the delegates about how Deeper Learning can be an engine for policy change.
Good to see more detail on the potential causes of the recent rise in apprenticeship completion rates. It's important that the DfE continues to monitor the impact of its interventions. Thank you to Matt Vickers MP for tabling an important question
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June 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Good to see more detail on the potential causes of the recent rise in apprenticeship completion rates. It's important that the DfE continues to monitor the impact of its interventions. Thank you to Matt Vickers MP for tabling an important question
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Today is your very last opportunity to take part in the 2025 Youth Voice Census. So if you're aged 11-30 or know someone who is, this is your chance to be heard. The Census closes at the end of today, 6 June. Hurry! www.youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-...
June 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Today is your very last opportunity to take part in the 2025 Youth Voice Census. So if you're aged 11-30 or know someone who is, this is your chance to be heard. The Census closes at the end of today, 6 June. Hurry! www.youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-...
.Alice Thomson, columnist and interviewer at The Times, speaking to the Edge Policy and Education Comms networks about Gen Z, at their summer reception yesterday afternoon.
June 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
.Alice Thomson, columnist and interviewer at The Times, speaking to the Edge Policy and Education Comms networks about Gen Z, at their summer reception yesterday afternoon.
Applications for the Association of Colleges Student of the Year Awards 2025/26 close at the end of June.
The awards highlight the fantastic work that students are doing in colleges as well as the lengths colleges go to support their students.
The awards highlight the fantastic work that students are doing in colleges as well as the lengths colleges go to support their students.
June 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Applications for the Association of Colleges Student of the Year Awards 2025/26 close at the end of June.
The awards highlight the fantastic work that students are doing in colleges as well as the lengths colleges go to support their students.
The awards highlight the fantastic work that students are doing in colleges as well as the lengths colleges go to support their students.
Are you a young person? If you aren't, show this to someone who is. Youth Voice Census 2025 is the definitive way to share your voice and help change your future. Only seven days left!
youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-...
youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-...
May 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Are you a young person? If you aren't, show this to someone who is. Youth Voice Census 2025 is the definitive way to share your voice and help change your future. Only seven days left!
youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-...
youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-...